Leonard Ashton
Leonard Ashton | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1916 |
| Died | 19 January 2001 (aged 85) |
Leonard James Ashton CB QHC was the inaugural Bishop in Cyprus and the Gulf.[1] Born in 1916[2] and educated at Tyndale Hall, Bristol, he was ordained in 1943 and—after a curacy at Cheadle—was for nearly 30 years an RAF chaplain.[3] From 1974 until 1976, he was Assistant Bishop of Jerusalem prior to the re-organisation [4] that led to his elevation to the Episcopate. He died in 2001 in Chesham.
References
- ^ "Who was Who 1897–2007” London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ^ Crockford's clerical directory in Chesham (London, Church House 1975) ISBN 0-19-200008-X)
- ^ Latterly as Archdeacon of the RAF
- ^ The Times, Thursday, 31 Jul 1975; pg. 6; Issue 59462; col B "Church reorganized in Middle East"
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